Colin Wilson (boxer)

Colin Wilson
Personal information
Nickname
Kid Coalminer
NationalityAustralian
Born18 April 1972 (1972-04-18) (age 53)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
WeightHeavyweight
Boxing career
Reach200 cm (79 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights70
Wins35
Win by KO21
Losses33
Draws1

Colin "Kid Coalminer" Wilson is an Australian heavyweight boxer who held the Australian heavyweight boxing title 17 February 1997 – 31 January 1998, 19 September 2003 – 2 November 2007, and 3 October 2009 – 20 August 2010, losing the last to 39-year-old Justin Whitehead.[2] Wilson debuted against Jason Coaker on 13 November 1992, winning by knockout, his first of more than 20 such wins. Wilson fought for many years in Fred Brophys Boxing Troupe, the last Tent Boxing Show in the entire World, under the name, The Birdsville Butcher.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Colin Wilson". BoxRec.
  2. ^ Dole, Nathan (22 August 2010). "Bendigo's Justin Whitehead claims title". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 10 September 2019.